diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
index 81bd357..680e824 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/types.h
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
 typedef signed long long s64;
 typedef unsigned long long u64;
 
-/* Dma addresses are 32-bits wide.  */
-
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/types.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/types.h
index 3d2bd35..f1c2dc4 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/types.h
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@
 typedef signed long long s64;
 typedef unsigned long long u64;
 
-/* Dma addresses are 32-bits wide. */
-
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
diff --git a/arch/efi/include/asm/types.h b/arch/efi/include/asm/types.h
index 3204448..05122ea 100644
--- a/arch/efi/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/efi/include/asm/types.h
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@
 #define BITS_PER_LONG 32
 #endif
 
-/* Dma addresses are 32-bits wide.  */
-
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index ed6e1ab..aeb5c04 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 config 64BIT
 	bool "64-bit barebox"
 	depends on CPU_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL && SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
+	select ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	help
 	  Select this option if you want to build a 64-bit barebox.
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/types.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/types.h
index b63687d..4140c92 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/types.h
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/int-ll64.h>
 
-#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
-
-#if (defined(CONFIG_HIGHMEM) && defined(CONFIG_64BIT_PHYS_ADDR)) \
-    || defined(CONFIG_64BIT)
-typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
-#else
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-#endif
-typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
-
-#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
-
 /*
  * We don't use int-l64.h for the kernel anymore but still use it for
  * userspace to avoid code changes.
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/types.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/types.h
index 21c3415..0067ea8 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/types.h
@@ -3,7 +3,4 @@
 
 #include <asm/int-ll64.h>
 
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif
-
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/types.h b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/types.h
index 3338fcf..cacda42 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/types.h
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@
 
 #define BITS_PER_LONG 32
 
-/* Dma addresses are 32-bits wide.  */
-
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/arch/ppc/include/asm/types.h b/arch/ppc/include/asm/types.h
index 4ebbb9e..37ef353 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/ppc/include/asm/types.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 
 #define BITS_PER_LONG 32
 
-/* DMA addresses are 32-bits wide */
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/types.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/types.h
index d471d25..8944b47 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/types.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/types.h
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@
 
 #define BITS_PER_LONG 32
 
-/* Dma addresses are 32-bits wide.  */
-
-typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 1c5d14c..3dfb5ac 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 config FILE_LIST
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	bool
+
 menu "General Settings"
 
 config LOCALVERSION
diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index c11e148..9871a66 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@
 #define __aligned_be64 __be64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
 #define __aligned_le64 __le64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
 
+/* A dma_addr_t can hold any valid DMA or bus address for the platform */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
+typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
+#else
+typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
+#endif /* dma_addr_t */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 typedef u64 phys_addr_t;
 typedef u64 phys_size_t;